A COUNCIL has revealed its plans to cut Co2 in its steps to become carbon neutral.
The Vale of White Horse District Council has adopted its new Climate Action Plan, which sets out the steps it will take to reduce its emissions as it aims to become carbon neutral by 2030.
This means the carbon produced from the council’s buildings and services will be balanced by the amount removed from the atmosphere.
The plan outlines how the council will support local efforts to tackle the climate emergency, including a new Climate Action Fund to boost local projects, with £50,000 available from March. Next week the council will consider its 2022/23 budget which includes the option to make £50,000 funding available on an ongoing basis for the next five years.
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The council hopes the new policies will help to deliver zero carbon development and work will take place to increase tree planting and to support partners across the county with renewable energy and green infrastructure projects.
Councillor Catherine Webber, cabinet member for climate emergency and environment, at Vale of White Horse District Council, said: “I’m delighted that we’ve adopted the Climate Action Plan. This puts us in a much better position to reduce our emissions and to achieve our carbon neutral targets.”
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“Cutting our emissions in this way will not only benefit the environment but should also lead to long term savings through reduced energy costs too.”
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